24 hr old chick needs help

[rmstone]

I need help! My little one hatched yesterday with issues. Yolk still attached yesterday. It was a smaller tight ball and several hours later it expanded, flattened out and almost got hard. I went ahead and clipped it off. Baby has this protruding cord that i have put bacitracin ointment on. I have been giving it sugar water, Gatorade and poly vi sol. It only tries to sit when cupped in my hand other wise scoots around in the incubator. It is an only survivor. What do i do for it and what will happen with this cord if it survives?

 

[haleighhinkel99]

Thats not a chord, thats its organs. Ive had a chick born just like it...its body closed around it. The best thing to do would be put it down. Im sorry to inform you but my chick died 3 days after...it has no access to that vital organ.
:'(

 

[rmstone]

Noooooooo! Im so sad. I've been trying so hard

 

[haleighhinkel99]

Im very sorry. If anything bring it to a poultry vet and if u cant afford it, surrender it to that and there will be expense to you.

 

[haleighhinkel99]

Revised: surrender it to that vet, and there will be no expenses for you

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Did you decide to put him down?

 

[Chicken Helper]

Please put him down I really hope he won't have to feel the pain.

 

[LeafBlade12345]

Yes he won't survive even if you don't euthanize. Please keep us posted on what you decide to do.

 

[rmstone]

Thank you all for helping. I put him down right after I heard it wouldn't survive. I wasn't going to prolong that. Im sad..but stuff like this happens.

 

[haleighhinkel99]

Im very sorry to hear that. He is in a better place now.